We are glad to share our paper Best Practices for Accelerated Screening and Deployment of Polymer Flooding: Engineering Workflows and Field Learnings published at SPE IOR 2026 in Tulsa. With Randy Seright, we tried to summarize the deployment workflow in a simple manner with practical guidelines from field screening to lab testing and simulation.
There’s never been a better time for EOR: less large discoveries, rising water-cuts, geopolitical tensions…
The only thing in my opinion that slows down implementation remains the mindset. All other technical matters can be lifted through proper engineering design and honest discussions. But if you think that EOR = tertiary, then there’s a longer way to go 🙂
It is freely accessible on OnePetro and can also be downloaded here.